lurid
adjective /ˈlʊərɪd/
/ˈlʊrɪd/
(disapproving)- too bright in colour, in a way that is not attractive
俗艳的；花哨的 - She was wearing a lurid orange and green blouse.
她穿着一件花哨的橙绿两色的衬衫。
- She was wearing a lurid orange and green blouse.
- (especially of a story or piece of writing
尤指故事或文章 （故意地）骇人听闻的，令人毛骨悚然的 - lurid headlines
骇人的标题 - The paper gave all the lurid details of the murder.
这份报纸对这起凶杀案骇人听闻的细节描述得淋漓尽致。
- lurid headlines
词源mid 17th cent. (in the sense ‘pale and dismal in colour’): from Latin luridus; related to luror ‘wan or yellow colour’.